"On a Pilgrimage" - 2014 Online Lenten Retreat
This is Post #14 of 16. To participate in the retreat, read the meditations & questions provided. Then follow the link to the attached article. Participate at your own pace. Read one meditati...on a day or set aside a block of time to go through all the stations at once. Your discussion in the comments section below is welcome!
STATION 13:
JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS - GRIEF
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary of Magdala. Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body. ~ John 19:25, 38
Jesus asks: “Do you know the grief my mother and disciples experienced in this hour?”
Grief knows no limits. It is as wide and as deep as the ocean, and as uncontainable. Maybe that is why it is the hardest emotion to experience, even from a distance. Do you have trouble watching others grieve?
Read the story of Yasuo Takamatsu.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/years+after+tsunami+Japanese+learns+scuba+dive+search+remains/9602227/story.html
How is Yasuo’s grief like Mary’s? How is it different?
How does your faith make it possible for you to grieve? How does it help you move through the stages of grief?See More
This is Post #14 of 16. To participate in the retreat, read the meditations & questions provided. Then follow the link to the attached article. Participate at your own pace. Read one meditati...on a day or set aside a block of time to go through all the stations at once. Your discussion in the comments section below is welcome!
STATION 13:
JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS - GRIEF
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary of Magdala. Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body. ~ John 19:25, 38
Jesus asks: “Do you know the grief my mother and disciples experienced in this hour?”
Grief knows no limits. It is as wide and as deep as the ocean, and as uncontainable. Maybe that is why it is the hardest emotion to experience, even from a distance. Do you have trouble watching others grieve?
Read the story of Yasuo Takamatsu.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/years+after+tsunami+Japanese+learns+scuba+dive+search+remains/9602227/story.html
How is Yasuo’s grief like Mary’s? How is it different?
How does your faith make it possible for you to grieve? How does it help you move through the stages of grief?See More
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